Read more Everyday Orange Rye Jan 28, 2017 by The Chef Tweet Sometimes you need to just make a nice everyday beer that... Read more
Read more Chervil Ace – Half Gallon Homebrew Jan 8, 2017 by The Chef Tweet Call me crazy, but I love making half gallon batches of... Read more
Read more Conquering Lavender – Beer and Soda Recipes Dec 3, 2016 by The Chef Tweet UPDATE: I have created a complete video course on... Read more
Read more Apple Herb Beer Sep 18, 2016 by The Chef Tweet Labor Day is behind us and temps are dropping to the high... Read more
Read more Purple Rain for a Prince Apr 23, 2016 by The Chef Tweet I was really surprised to find myself stunned and... Read more
Read more Trashy Apple Beer Apr 17, 2016 by The Chef Tweet One of the joys of one gallon brewing is the freedom you... Read more
Read more Slow Jam Apr 5, 2016 by The Chef Tweet Of course I love creating recipes for beer and soda but I... Read more
Read more MugFugg Brew Feb 13, 2016 by The Chef Tweet Mugwort beer is how I learned and was inspired to make... Read more
Read more Apple Wild Sage Feb 7, 2016 by The Chef Tweet This is another of my half-gallon experiments that I wish... Read more
Read more Pale Pear Jan 23, 2016 by The Chef Tweet This is a beer about nothing and that’s not... Read more
Read more Chaga Willpower Jan 16, 2016 by The Chef Tweet At the end of last year I decided that in order to create... Read more
Read more Mauby Bark Boozy Soda Brew Dec 24, 2015 by The Chef Tweet This is another recipe adaptation from the excellent... Read more
Read more Absinthola Brew Dec 23, 2015 by The Chef Tweet This is another 1 gallon recipe from the most excellent... Read more
Read more Ginger Saison Dec 13, 2015 by The Chef Tweet I am a huge fan of Dogfish Head Brewery and just found... Read more
Read more Mr. Azteca Mashup #1 – Coffee Cherry Dec 12, 2015 by The Chef Tweet This brew is the first part of yet another of my... Read more
Read more Mr. Azteca (Beer) Mashup – Hibiscus Dec 6, 2015 by The Chef Tweet This 1 gallon beer recipe is yet another of my Mr. Beer... Read more
Read more Funkadelic Tepache Nov 29, 2015 by The Chef Tweet I recently purchased Mary Izett’s Speed Brewing... Read more
Read more Teavana “Wild” Orange Blossom Tea Beer Nov 27, 2015 by The Chef Tweet All summer long I was making this outrageously delicious... Read more
Read more Tamarindo! Brew Nov 26, 2015 by The Chef Tweet I have been wanting to try using tamarind pods in a beer... Read more
Read more Moment of Truth: Northern Brewer Festivus Miracle Kit Nov 15, 2015 by The Chef Tweet This brew was made exactly according to the instructions... Read more
Read more Blueberry Mugwort Insomnia Brew Nov 6, 2015 by The Chef Tweet We have been having hellishiy hot weather in California... Read more
Read more Apricot Coriander Basil Oct 31, 2015 by The Chef Tweet UPDATED 11-21-2-15 I’m not exactly sure what... Read more
Read more Prickly Pear Beer Oct 28, 2015 by The Chef Tweet Picture this.. I had just spent the weekend foraging for... Read more
Read more Northern Brewer Festivus Miracle Kit Oct 24, 2015 by The Chef Tweet For the most part I just make my 1 gallon beer recipes... Read more
Read more Moment of Truth: Crazian Dark Ale Oct 11, 2015 by The Chef Tweet To tell you the truth I have been sitting on this review... Read more
Read more Mr. Beer split batch Oct 10, 2015 by The Chef Tweet Poor Mr. Beer… so maligned and ridiculed by the... Read more
Read more Moment of Truth: Sarsaparilla Yuck! Oct 4, 2015 by The Chef Tweet All my worst fears are realized in this Sarsaparilla... Read more
Read more Moment of Truth: Apple Datewort Sep 27, 2015 by The Chef Tweet Sometimes my crazy concoctions just taste like beer. This... Read more
Read more Moment of truth: Jazzy Lavender Sep 1, 2015 by The Chef Tweet There is nothing better than hearing that fizzy popping... Read more
Read more Sarsaparilla Ale Aug 31, 2015 by The Chef Tweet Here’s another adaptation from Sacred Healing and... Read more
Read more Moment of truth: Tale of two tastings Aug 31, 2015 by The Chef Tweet I was really excited about the Mugwort Pomegranate beer... Read more
Read more Craizian Dark Ale Aug 23, 2015 by The Chef Tweet Perusing through Zmurgy magazine today I stumbled upon a... Read more
Read more Apple Datewort Beer Aug 21, 2015 by The Chef Tweet Once again the beauty of making 1 gallon beer recipes is... Read more
Read more Jazzy-Lavender Brew Aug 9, 2015 by The Chef Tweet I’ve been on an amber ale streak for awhile so I am... Read more
Read more Moment of truth: Amberdextris Aug 9, 2015 by The Chef Tweet Today I broke open a bottle of the Cherry Amber Ale that... Read more
Read more Moment of Truth: Summer Sage Ale Aug 2, 2015 by The Chef Tweet OK, I’m just going to say it… I pretty much... Read more
Read more Moment of truth: SIMcoe City Jul 25, 2015 by The Chef Tweet This “throw-away” emergency brew turned out... Read more
Read more Wild summer split batch Jul 25, 2015 by The Chef Tweet I love making beer from foraged wild plants. On a recent... Read more
Read more Amberdextris Jul 13, 2015 by The Chef Tweet I am trying to work my way through some stock before it... Read more
Read more Summer Sage Ale Jul 8, 2015 by The Chef Tweet This brew is based on a recipe from one of my favorite... Read more
Read more SIMcoe City Jul 4, 2015 by The Chef Tweet I had a slight mishap with a bag of Simcoe hops getting... Read more
Read more Moment of Truth: Straight Ahead Pomegranate Ale Mar 28, 2015 by The Chef Tweet This is the simple Pomegranate Ale that I threw together... Read more
Read more Straight Ahead Pomegranate Ale Feb 9, 2015 by The Chef Tweet Sometimes you just need to make a basic beer. This one is... Read more
Read more Blood Orange Beer Feb 9, 2015 by The Chef Tweet One of the nice things about home brewing is making use... Read more
Read more Cherry Meyer Lemon Ale Feb 9, 2015 by The Chef Tweet This is a Hollywood Farmer’s Market / Hollywood... Read more
Read more Coriander Ale Gone Wild Feb 2, 2015 by The Chef Tweet After the success of my basic Coriander Ale, I have... Read more
Read more Moment of Truth: 12 Brews of Christmas – Mugwort Sage Jan 4, 2015 by The Chef Tweet Another brewing success story! This brew was made with... Read more
Read more Moment of Truth: 12 Brews of Christmas – Egg Nog Stout Jan 4, 2015 by The Chef Tweet I’m not over-the-top “wowed” by this... Read more
Read more Moment of Truth: 12 Brews of Christmas – Flower Power Jan 2, 2015 by The Chef Tweet Well this tastes lovely. Flower Power turned out to be... Read more
Read more Moment of Truth: 12 Brews of Christmas – Cherry Bomb Jan 1, 2015 by The Chef Tweet Wow! This was is really good. It is by far the... Read more
Read more Moment of Truth: 12 Brews of Christmas – Coriander Ale Dec 26, 2014 by The Chef Tweet More please… twas the day after Christmas and what... Read more
Read more Moment of Truth: 12 Brews of Christmas – Blood Orange Dec 26, 2014 by The Chef Tweet I had been stalling a bit to taste this beer since it... Read more
Read more Moment of Truth: 12 Brews of Christmas – Coffee Milk Stout Dec 24, 2014 by The Chef Tweet I finally got around to tasting Brew #1 from the 12 Brews... Read more
Read more Moment of Truth: 12 Brews of Christmas – Heathrow Ale Dec 24, 2014 by The Chef Tweet Yet another batch of over-carbonated-ish beer from my 12... Read more
Read more Moment of Truth: 12 Brews of Christmas – Grandma’s Make-up Dec 22, 2014 by The Chef Tweet I am not sure if I should rename this one. Maybe... Read more
Read more Moment of Truth: Lemon Verbena, Date, Calamansi Limes Dec 14, 2014 by The Chef Tweet Boy, I am not quite sure what to make of this. On one... Read more
Read more The 12 Bottlings of Christmas begins – Coffee Milk Stout Nov 30, 2014 by The Chef Tweet That was sure fast. Two weeks ago I started the... Read more
Read more Moment of Truth: Speedy DME with Heather Tips Nov 30, 2014 by The Chef Tweet Sounds like beer. Looks like beer. It must be beer. Yes... Read more
Read more Moment of Truth: Mr. Beer ESB Nov 28, 2014 by The Chef Tweet I don’t care what you say, I like Mr. Beer. This... Read more
Read more Moment of Truth: Cardamom Ale Nov 26, 2014 by The Chef Tweet I had the day off today and decided to treat myself to... Read more
Read more 12 Brews of Christmas: #12 Mugwort Sage Nov 26, 2014 by The Chef Tweet And on the 12th day she rested… It’s over.... Read more
Read more 12 Brews 0f Christmas: #11 Cherry Bomb Nov 25, 2014 by The Chef Tweet On the 11th day of Christmas I decided to go for a safe,... Read more
Read more 12 Brews of Christmas: #10 Flower Power Nov 24, 2014 by The Chef Tweet On the tenth day of Christmas, I just went for it. I... Read more
Read more Drinking: Double Mountain Fa la la la la Nov 23, 2014 by The Chef Tweet When I grow up I want to make my home brews taste as good... Read more
Read more 12 Brews of Christmas: #9 Eggnog Stout Nov 23, 2014 by The Chef Tweet For the ninth brew of Christmas, I decided to add one... Read more
Read more Drinking: Ré Colte Du Bois Nov 22, 2014 by The Chef Tweet If you like drinking pickle juice, you’ll love Ré... Read more
Read more 12 Brews of Christmas: #8 Heathrow Ale Nov 22, 2014 by The Chef Tweet On the eighth day of Christmas let us once again take a... Read more
Read more 12 Brews of Christmas: #7 Coriander Ale Nov 21, 2014 by The Chef Tweet On the 7th Day of Christmas… we’re going with... Read more
Read more 12 Brews of Christmas: #5 Blood Orange Tea Nov 19, 2014 by The Chef Tweet On the fifth day of Christmas… I am racking them... Read more
Read more 12 Brews of Christmas: #4 Grandma’s Make-up Nov 18, 2014 by The Chef Tweet On the fourth day of Christmas… I wasn’t sure... Read more
Read more 12 Brews of Christmas: #3 Sage Advice Nov 17, 2014 by The Chef Tweet On the third day of Christmas… it took me over an... Read more
Read more Moment of Truth: Monk’s Cowl Belgian Ale Nov 16, 2014 by The Chef Tweet Take a look at this picture. What’s missing. Yup,... Read more
Read more 12 Brews of Christmas: #1 Coffee Milk Stout Nov 15, 2014 by The Chef Tweet Today I am starting a new series called the 12 Brews... Read more
Read more Rum Barrel Porter Nov 15, 2014 by The Chef Tweet Here are the latest pix from last weekend’s brew. I... Read more
Read more Speedy Brewing with DME Nov 9, 2014 by The Chef Tweet This latest batch was inspired by this episode of Basic... Read more
Read more Cardamom Ale Bottled Nov 8, 2014 by The Chef Tweet I went ahead and bottled the Cardamom Ale after one week... Read more
Read more Drinking: Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA Nov 8, 2014 by The Chef Tweet Dogfish Head Brewery makes the best beer. This one is the... Read more
Read more Moment of Truth: Grapefruit Honey Tasting Nov 4, 2014 by The Chef Tweet OK, I just cracked open the first bottle of the... Read more
Read more Lemon Verbena, Dates, Calamansi Lime & Blood Orange Tea Nov 3, 2014 by The Chef Tweet Nothing warms the heart like a trip or in my case walk to... Read more
Read more Drinking: Kona Brewing Big Wave Nov 2, 2014 by The Chef Tweet Kona Brewing Company – Big Wave This was... Read more
Read more Mr. Beer… c’mon, you gotta do it Nov 2, 2014 by The Chef Tweet I had to break down and buy a Mr. Beer Fermenter after... Read more
Read more Monk’s Cowl Belgian Ale Nov 2, 2014 by The Chef Tweet Monk’s Cowl is brew kit from Midwest Supplies Home... Read more
Read more Video: Sweet Potato Lager Fermentation Nov 2, 2014 by The Chef Tweet Boy, the Sweet Potato Lager is really going to town.... Read more
Read more Sweet Potato Lager Nov 2, 2014 by The Chef Tweet This next experiment is based on the Sweet Potato Lager... Read more
Read more Cardamom Ale Nov 2, 2014 by The Chef Tweet Even though I only make one gallon or so batches of beer,... Read more
Read more Grapefruit Honey Beer Nov 1, 2014 by The Chef Tweet These sure look pretty. Hopefully they taste as good as... Read more
